Identifying Human Remains from the USS Monitor
This week on The Civil War, American History TV visits the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia. The museum hosted a Civil War Navy…
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Identifying Human Remains from the USS Monitor
This week on The Civil War, American History TV visits the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia. The museum hosted a Civil War Navy Conference in early March to mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads, when for the first time, ironclads battled during the Civil War.

David Alberg of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary talked about the recovery and identification of human remains from the USS Monitor, the Union ship that faced off with the CSS Virginia near Hampton Roads in 1862. close

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David AlbergSuperintendentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration->Monitor National Marine Sanctuary